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Pathogens and pests (multiple) · pest pressure · Solanum tuberosum

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“17.2% (8.1 to 21%) in potato”
Authors
Savary S., Willocquet L., Pethybridge S. J., Esker P., McRoberts N., Nelson A.
Year
2019
Publication
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Page
1

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Global potato yield-loss estimate of 17.2% (8.1-21%) matches Savary et al. 2019 expert-elicitation Nat Ecol Evol synthesis. Aggregate 'multi-pest complex' framing is appropriate for that survey's methodology and is consistent with agroecological knowledge of potato systems.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “17.2% mean yield loss to combined pests/pathogens in potato is well-established in horticultural literature and consistent with late blight, viruses, Colorado potato beetle, and nematode pressures collectively. Range is reasonable across production systems.”

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